(a) 
There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund (the “fund”) pursuant to article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) 
The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained in a special revenue account.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 2, adopted 12/12/06)
(a) 
The municipal court of the city (the “municipal court”) is authorized and required to assess a municipal court technology fee (the “fee”) as provided for in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code as a cost of court, in addition to any other authorized fees and costs.
(b) 
The fee shall be assessed and collected from a defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court. A defendant is considered convicted if:
(1) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) 
The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(3) 
The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(c) 
Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate fee assessment.
(d) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after this division is adopted.
(e) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the treasury of the city. All fees so collected and paid over to the treasury of the city shall be accounted for separately in the accounting records of the city.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 3, adopted 12/12/06; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
The fund shall be used only to finance the purchases of technological enhancements for the municipal court of the city, as provided for in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 102.0172.
(b) 
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 06-12-12C, sec. 4, adopted 12/12/06; Ordinance adopting Code)